UPDATE: I bought "opaque" tights on eBay, only to find out they are see-through. So I am replacing them with under armour leggings... also I discovered sewing spandex (sewing in general actually) is much harder than anticipated. Right now I am sewing the blue felt into the tail and it's looking great so far. I will post pictures once it is finished.

I didn't get the feet btw. I need more practice with scissors and thread if I want it to look decent. A lot more if I want it to look right.

I wish there was a whole eye contact I could use, but since there isn't, I am having to settle for bright yelow contacts. It was one of the things I didn't like about movie 'crawler, but I don't see a workable alternative...

Bamfing_Bob wrote:I wish there was a whole eye contact I could use, but since there isn't, I am having to settle for bright yelow contacts. It was one of the things I didn't like about movie 'crawler, but I don't see a workable alternative...

That's the best I could hunt down quickly. The pupil is visible, but everything else I saw was also translucent over the iris. Without "sclera" in the search, sites with more than just the black full-eye lenses don't come up much.

Bamfing_Bob wrote:Those are so awesome!! But one of those contacts costs over my whole costume budget... I have found some really nice perscription ones for like $20/pair.

Yeah, those contacts are quite expensive. I saw some of the translucent kind running around $400.
If you don't plan on making a habit of wearing them, going for the cheap ones, while they may not look ideal, is much more sensible.

I wouldn't do fingernail inserts in the gloves. Real fabric tends not to look quite so painted on as the costumes in comics. Even opaque chiffon probably wouldn't reveal much, if any, definition around nail beds. Making that definition show through would probably look a little too unrealistic.

The only thing I'd experiment with, if I were you, is something to even out the lengths of your paired fingers inside the gloves to give the appearance of a single finger rather than two taped together. Maybe some kind of padding?

I know you're on a budget. I have a solution but it's pricey. I love XtremeDesignFX, they're one of the BEST superhero costume go-to guys. They make an actual Nightcrawler glove that fits snug and looks REAL. It's $100 though. The one pictured isn't the only color--you can also request it in all white and tell them you want it near elbow length:

Finished my first glove tonight. A couple of areas need reinforced, but I added something to the ends of the fingers that even them out. A bit primative, but I think great for what I need... Simple... cheap... Pictures coming in a couple days. Not going to double post, so check back for my edit...